Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-06
C0kSICAHA'S FAIR.
Governor Loss nsakes ths Opening address.
Tho Races.

Governor Loss n3s4kes ths OpGntDg address.
Tho Races.
Special to the Gazette.
COBsICANA, TEX, Oct. 5.-Yesterday
was an important day In the history OF
Corsicana aad Navarro county. Governor
Ross and party arrived in the morning to
view the site selected for the Orphan
Asylum. lie YVES accompanied By J. NJ
mccall, comptroller; Dr.. c.. s. Morse,
clerk Of tina Supreme court; j Z LsDntt
aud II. c. Cle6ver, commissioners, aud f.
P. Graves, reporter. After breakfast,
by S local committee, they
dcove out to the chosen site. On their
return they Witnessed an exhibition Of the
Gre department. At l O'Clock the GJy-
ernor snc patty rapsiced to the latr
ground, wAen the Governor WIS., intro
duCed By She Hon. Marion Martin, anC
formally opened the fair with short i'd
dress, in Which he spoke Of the object Of
his visit 20 our city, and thanked the Fai.
Association Ter the Courtesies extended
He spoke il glowing terms of the present
srd future Of Navarro and CorsiCana.
The first race was q hali mile dash
purse S50.Sby horses used Fsxciusive-
" foc SADDLE purposes, with She following
entries: True Blue by jim Parks, Jack
% Diamonds by ( ?. Anderson, Hood by
G. L. Higgins, Billie V. by Hollie Hynd-
man. Tine, 500 seconds. True Blue
tirst, jack Of Diamonds second, Heed
Ihird. Parse divided, 60, so and 10 per
cant.
Second race-Best three mile hests in
five fCT purse OF so, exclusively iCf
buggy animals, with the following en-
tTtes: Laura T, by Frank Trimble, Jack
Ftost by John NJ Resd, Blue Buck bY Lee
Polly, Charles W. by George B. Walker.
FIRST beet WAS awarded to Charles ".
owing 10 some Irregularities, nOtwita-
standing be came n third. Second Geat
TO Laura y. Time, $40 Third heat
Laura 7. Time, 3;2O. Fourth neat Lara
Z. Time, 3: Is.
Third race-Halt-mile dash, for two
veSr-oldS, tor purse OF $50, with follow
ing entries: g a., by Pogue & Baker;
Nora, by r. Oliver; Alliance, by ". 7
Horle; Go Along, by T. W. Green; Col.
Cox, By 81. B&tchel0r; Catchem, by VIM
Francis; RnuA1ay, by III. F. Lockwood
Juliet, by f. p Anderson; Sam Whortor,
By D ". Kelly. Cox fist, Catcham sec
oDd, Go Along third. Purse divided 90,
SO AID 10 per cent. Time, 81 seconds,
This was one Of the most exciting
races ever witnessed. On the first quarter
tbe horses became pretty well scattered
along the track for distance Ct fifty
Yards on the last quarter they began t.
bunch, several uecking, and then began 8
general scramble Tor the inside track, enc
the CHARGES seemed so be coed for {
broken neck CT G crippled steed.
Fourth raCe-6est three mile heats il
five, by horses used exclusively for buggy
horses, driven by owners; pu Sc $50
The following entries were made: light
foot, bY j. P. Peck; Red~ocd, by ". NJ
Irej1ndi Bessie. by Pauge & BaEer, exc
J.f, bY Adams and Thonas First h2a
won by L'ch!io0t. Tine, sos Second
heaG by J,f. Time, :07 Third heat, 8
tic betnagn Lightfoot ord iii; in ruu1ins
IF Li-atioo. cGme off wianer again
Time, SOS.
The Closing race WGs mule race fo1
ore nile, win three entries. Some heav,
Betting wCs done en- mule entered a,
the Greeuiae mule, 5ut unfortunately III;
aforesaid mule vas fed the night before
at the cagtle stables on the half W.,
ground. sDd being s9mewhat tatiguel
when he reached tasspoint, dumped Ii
rider and turned MSos 3 lunch.